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DesignContainers for Borders, Paths, and Edges
Containers bridge the gap between hardscape and landscape. They easily go where regular in-ground plantings can’t, softening the harsh edges of sidewalks, large paved surfaces, and narrow passageways. A few…
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DesignUse Geometry to Create a Beautiful Garden Plan
I first met Shirley Williams in 1994 while attending a landscape-design charette. These classes were conducted at several of the participants’ home gardens, including at Brigham Hill Farm, where Shirley…
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Design5 Bold Plants With Stunning Structure
An interesting, structural layout like the one in this garden deserves interesting, structural plants. The following selections, which grow in prominent areas of the zigzag bed, provide bold accents through…
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DesignA Gorgeous Garden Design to Border a Fence
No one wants to sit in their backyard and stare at a fence, no matter how pretty it is. I have been designing gardens for decades, and not once has…
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ArticleA Border Worth Waiting For
If the only thing “fall color” means to you is that it’s time to get out your rake, you are missing what can be the best season in the garden.…
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How-ToPutting Your Borders to Bed
As much as I love gardening, I must admit that I look forward to putting my garden to bed at the end of the season. In the same way my…
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How-ToPerfect Edges for Your Beds and Borders
Follow these four steps to keep lawns and beds looking neat
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DesignDesign Basics: Don’t Plan, Just Plant
This gardener offers a no-nonsense approach to designing a perennial border
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